Congratulations to the Shire of Yilgarn who were award their Tier 3 Silver diligence in Safety Award. James Sheridan, CEO LGIS and Christ Gilmour, Risk Specialist – Regional visited the Shire on Tuesday 26 February to meet the Yilgarn team and present the award.
The LGIS 3 Steps to Safety is a Scheme funded assessment program, designed to achieve long term safety performance. The three steps are – assess, plan and action and the program is tiered to reflect a members size, resources and maturity.
The Shire of Yilgarn had a standout result for their 2021 Tier 2 assessment, and in September 2024 were assessed against our highest Tier 3 criteria. They achieved 79% and are awarded the Tier 3 Silver Diligence in Safety Award. Congratulations to the team at Shire of Yilgarn!
We kicked off 2025 with the final five sessions of our cyber risk workshops. Since October last year we delivered 15 sessions on both the Australian Signal Directorate’s Essential Eight Controls and Cyber Incident Response Management planning. In February our cyber specialist, Liberty Mudzamba, delivered workshops in Mount Magnet, Murray, Narrogin and York.
The series was rounded out with a webinar which has been recorded and is now available to members on the LGIS website. A big thank you to all of the members who hosted these sessions.
Congratulations to the Shire of Yilgarn who were award their Tier 3 Silver diligence in Safety Award. James Sheridan, CEO LGIS and Christ Gilmour, Risk Specialist – Regional visited the
Shire on Tuesday 26 February to meet the Yilgarn team and present the award.
In February this year the Australian Tax Office (ATO) made a private ruling on the following question: ‘Is the income compensation component of the redemption settlement payable under Workers Compensation and Injury Management Act 2023 (WA) included in your assessable income under section 6-5 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cth)?’ The ATO’s very short answer was ‘Yes’.
It’s a question very few people want to ask but given the current cyber risk landscape shows no signs of slowing, it’s likely an inevitable question for organisations, including local governments.
2 April – It pays to care, workers’ compensation, Albany
Join LGIS, WorkCover WA and It Pays to Care to explore the important role of employers in return to work and workers’ compensation.
1 May – Workers’ compensation and payroll (webinar)
The new legislation brought with it significant changes for payroll practices to manage compensation, leave and entitlements. It’s an area that members are struggling with. Join LGIS for this session to understand the changes that need to be made to meet regulatory requirement.
6 May – Are you ready for the new privacy act?
2024 was a big year for Data Privacy with the introduction of the WA Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing Act 2024 (PRIS Act) on 6 December 2024. The PRIS Act is a significant step towards improving the handling of personal information and setting up a control and enforcement regime for public sector agencies.
In this webinar we will discuss the building blocks and the key impacts to local governments. We will help you assess the status of your privacy and cyber security compliance and identify easy wins to improve your capabilities. We will be drawing on experience supporting local governments in NSW with implementing similar reforms over the past 18 months.
The recent WA Local Government Convention was an excellent opportunity to chat with members and talk about the issues that matter to you. LGIS also appreciated the invitation from WALGA to provide members with an update at their AGM on our 2023/24 results and achievements. For more information, our end of financial year reports, A Year in Review and Annual Financial Report, are now available on the LGIS website or you can read the article on page 18.
Even the smallest or most remote local government in Western Australia is connected to the global commercial market through their protection. Over the next few editions we’ll look at the
factors of concern and influence for each portfolio for LGIS, this edition we’re looking at LGIS Liability and Property protection.
Working from home and hybrid working is now common practice for many local governments. It offers plenty of benefits to individuals and employer alike. It can provide meaningful flexibility for employees to juggle multiple demands and is now expected by many recruits.
LGIS is the unifying name for the dedicated suite of risk financing and management services for WA local governments, established by the WA Local Government Association in conjunction with JLT Public Sector (part of the Marsh group of companies). LGIS is managed by JLT Public Sector (ABN 69 009 098 864 AFS Licence 226827).
Risk Matters, via this website, is designed to keep members, their staff and elected members informed on topical risk management and insurance issues and LGIS programs and services.
